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Old 17-Jun-2004, 07:21
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Default What's the meaning of the sentence?
Dear teachers,
Please look at the following sentence:
I could as soon forget you as my own life!
I can't figour out the meaning.
help me
thanks
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Old 17-Jun-2004, 09:08
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Hmmm, strange construct.
Is that grammaticaly correct?

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Old 17-Jun-2004, 11:38
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Originally Posted by japanjapan
Dear teachers,
Please look at the following sentence:
I could as soon forget you as my own life!
I can't figour out the meaning.
help me
thanks
People have a natural tendency to never forget themselves :D, so the person means it is impossible to forget the person he/she is addressing.
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Old 17-Jun-2004, 12:15
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Oh, it's just clicked
This means "I am as unlikely to forget you as I am unlikely to forget my own life"
The 'as soon as' construct here is misleading for an ESL student.

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